![]() If the enemy has any sort of ranged attack, they will simply shoot you from outside of your vision until you break sightlines, and if they’re melee-based, they will simply walk towards you and only attack if you’re not attacking them first. There’s a good mix of offensive and defensive capabilities your mech has when facing off against these horrific beasts, but the strategy a lot of these enemies possess doesn’t call for them often. From personal experience, there were exactly two moments in the first two areas of the game that needed revisiting with new mechanics, which the game hands in spades, although none of it seems laser-focused on growth or progression. Despite possessing a fast travel mechanic to return to previous areas, the reasons for doing so are never there. With that said, Blackwind's Metroidvania elements are also only encouraged in the first chunk of the game. Constantly rotating and switching to more cinematic angles, it is always too zoomed in to show where you need to go, leading to a lot of aimless wandering despite such an aggressively linear structure. It’s in the former category where you’ll find that the biggest enemy you face isn’t the hordes of robots and alien creatures, but instead the camera. Gameplay-wise, the game is a hearty mix of standard linear hack n’ slash and top-down dungeon crawling. It blows the load far too quickly narratively, as the turmoil is quickly replaced by a simple rescue mission, and all other instances of thematic relevance are touched upon briefly with no appealing recourse. There are smart tricks in the writing showing just how immature - or rather how young - James is, but all of this is front-loaded into the beginning of the game. ![]() Still, this leads to the problem of juxtaposition, which Blackwind has in full force, both narratively and mechanically.ĭespite not even being eligible to drive a car yet, the trials of James getting used to this battle mech are only briefly touched upon in the beginning. A teenager going through the burden of familial separation whilst also being given the most badass item an immature 14-year-old can ever ask for, and that’s a mechanical death machine with a female voice. There’s a definite Saturday morning cartoon vibe to the progression of Blackwind, and the events that follow. Finding himself on an alien planet, James learns to get used to this experimental mech suit. Designed to give the wielder an edge in tougher battles, James learns to get used to the exoskeletal armour pretty quickly, as the ship his family is on is sieged by an unknown force. You play as James Hawkins, the teenage son of a gifted professor currently working on a cutting-edge “Battle Frame” whilst travelling through space. ![]() Whether it’s the likes of this, Infliction, or YesterMorrow it’s an eclectic list of indie delights. Both games also have the distinction of being published by Blowfish Studios, a team with many unique trinkets in their catalogue. This is the latest release from Italian studio Drakkar Dev, a team whose most recent hit comes from War Tech Fighters, which is similar to Blackwind in concept, but not in gameplay. This is something I personally disagree with, I mean, it’s just about finding titles in the right spots, surely! Let’s look at Blackwind for example. ![]() 2022 has arrived, or rather 2020 too, but that still hasn’t stopped the month of January from arriving, and with that, the fear that there are no new releases in the post-Christmas drought. Local Coop Mode: the Battle Frame and its Drone can be controlled by two players.// Reviews // 26th Jan 2022 - 1 year ago // By Samiee "Gutterpunk" Tee Blackwind Reviewĭon your failed resolutions, and screw up every important document that asks you for the date, because a new year is upon us. Use the Battle Frame Drone to expand your fighting and exploring capabilities in the single-player campaign. Evolve your Battle Frame with new powers and expand your skill tree. Fiercely terminate your opponents with brutal moves. Choose your playstyle: Engage in melee combat, shoot at will, launch missiles at enemies, or use special Battle Suit powers to survive showdowns. As the Raknos hordes ravage the planet and leave every human mining colony in ruins, James doesn’t have long to discover how to operate the Battle Frame if he wants to survive his dangerous surroundings and find his missing father.īut James isn’t alone on his quest – an unexpected ally hides inside his Battle Frame… When the starship Pandora is shot down, James Hawkins finds himself trapped inside a military prototype Battle Frame armor as he hurtles towards Medusa-42. Face off against enemies, cut through their ranks, and fight back in a last-ditch attempt to stop a planetary invasion. Blackwind is a top-down sci-fi action game that puts you in the shoes of a teenager trapped inside a prototype battle armor suit during an alien invasion. ![]()
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